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enBaseball field rededication rescheduledhttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54184
The Rededication of the Jake Inselmann Baseball Field originally scheduled for&nbsp;7 p.m. Friday, March 6 has been rescheduled for&nbsp;Friday,&nbsp;March 20​ at&nbsp;7 p.m.&nbsp;due to forecast inclement weather this week.
2015-03-02 17:53:00Northside ISD54184Special Olympics rescheduled for March 16-20http://nisd.net//news/articles/54180
The 46th annual NISD Special Olympics Track and Field Meet is rescheduled for March&nbsp;16 through March&nbsp;20 at Gustafson Stadium due to inclement weather.
The theme for this year&rsquo;s competition is &ldquo;Special Olympics: Get Loud Be Proud.&rdquo;
Special Olympics began in Northside ISD in 1969 with just a handful of participants. This year, more than 1,450 Olympians will participate from 104 schools across the District.
Opening ceremonies begin each day at 10 a.m. with the Parade of Athletes, Torch Run, and lighting of the Special Olympics caldron. Opening ceremonies each day...2015-03-02 14:35:00Northside ISD54180Six people running for four trustee places up for electionhttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54182
Six people have filed for four places up for election on the Northside ISD Board of Trustees. NISD Trustees are elected to four-year terms.&nbsp;
Seats up for election are Single Member Districts 1 through 4, currently held by George Lynn Britton, Jr., Bennie L. Cole, M&rsquo;Lissa M. Chumbley, and Robert Blount, Jr., respectively.&nbsp;
Candidates filing for election are Britton and Joseph H. Medina in District 1; Gerald Brian Lopez in District 2; Chumbley in District 3; and Blount and Richard Lopez Ramos in District 4.&nbsp; Incumbent Cole who has served since 2011 opted not to run again...2015-02-27 23:04:00Northside ISD54182Stargazing event rescheduledhttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54179
The Northside Young Astronauts Stargazing Event scheduled for&nbsp;Friday, Feb. 27, at Ward Elementary School has been rescheduled to&nbsp;Thursday, April 23 due to a forecast of inclement weather.&nbsp;
This annual evening event brings up to 700 fifth graders from across Northside ISD to a night filled with space-related activities including an opportunity to gaze at the stars and planets through high powered telescopes. The San Antonio Astronomical&nbsp;Association volunteers provide their telescopes and share views of the night sky with all the students.&nbsp;
For more information, call...2015-02-26 17:56:00Northside ISD54179A summary of Board actions- February 24, 2015http://nisd.net//news/articles/54178
Last night, Trustees discussed and took action on several items:
- Held a public hearing on the District&rsquo;s Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
- Discussed processes for naming three new schools
- Appointed four campus administrators and one Central Office position
To read about these items and more Board action, please go to:
https://leaderboard.nisd.net/boardtalk/boardtalk-20150224-218.pdf
2015-02-25 15:26:00Northside ISD54178At Holmes HS, it’s a family affairhttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54177
This year Holmes HS celebrated its 50th anniversary with a community-wide celebration that included testimonials from alumni, special performances by current students, and a reception catered by the Holmes HS culinary students. It was event worthy of a school that has served as a cornerstone in the community for five decades.
Masters of ceremony for the event were a brother and sister duo, who are not only alumni of Holmes but currently teach at their alma mater. For them, it is a family affair. Click here to learn how the Singleton&rsquo;s and their family have deep roots that span more...2015-02-25 14:29:00Northside ISD54177Schools offer activities to ease transition to middle schoolhttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54176
When she arrived at Hobby Middle School for her first day as a sixth grader, Marisabel Hilario says her mind temporarily went blank.
&ldquo;I was nervous and excited,&rdquo; Hilario says. &ldquo;I worried about getting to class on time, I wondered if the teachers would be mean, and I hoped I would make friends. It took me about a week to get used to everything and I learned it&rsquo;s not scary, it&rsquo;s actually pretty positive here.&rdquo;
Moving to middle school is a huge adjustment and it&rsquo;s a lot for students to take in.&nbsp; &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a lot more people, a lot more...2015-02-24 20:59:00Northside ISD54176Aue ES teacher named state finalist for 2015 HEB Awardhttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54170
Carol Ann Anderson, an elementary reading specialist at Aue ES, is a finalist for the prestigious H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, recognizing her as one of the best educators in Texas.
The announcement was made as a surprise to Anderson on Wednesday by Principal Maricia Gregory, Superintendent Brian Woods, and H-E-Buddy and friends. Anderson was meeting with students in the school library as part of a morning peer tutoring program she established, Gator Buddy Tutoring.
Anderson has been teaching since 1998 and has been the reading specialist at Aue ES since the school opened in 2007...2015-02-18 22:29:00Northside ISD54170Students cheer for a college educationhttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54169
Students at Burke ES have something to cheer about. They know that with a lot of work and perseverance they can go to college. That was a message during a recent pep rally at their school.
Each year, classes adopt a college or university, research them, and learn their fight song and cheer. At the rally, they were able to share information about their university, and sing their college&rsquo;s song.
Click here to see the students excited about their future, and a special guest who attended the rally.&nbsp;
2015-02-18 15:20:00Northside ISD54169Bond Projects conserve energy resulting in more money for classroomshttp://nisd.net//news/articles/54164
As every homeowner is aware, electricity and water costs are probably going to go up each year, so every kilowatt and gallon saved across the Northside School District becomes an investment in the future of our students.
Northside ISD has a long history of energy conservation that started in the early 1990&rsquo;s. The tradition of NISD striving to be an energy conservation leader continues today.
NISD partnered with CPS Energy to pilot the first lighting retrofit project in San Antonio at Marshall High School, and received a $95,000 rebate from the energy conglomerate. Since then, the...2015-02-17 15:07:00Northside ISD54164